My Wolfetones have arrived.

[PINKBITS]

I paid for these two weeks ago and they arrived in Australia today, could not be happier.

Got a standard Marshallhead set which will go in my Ebony Standard Lester, vintage wired with .022 PIO caps.

The other set is a Marshallhead with a2mag and a Dr V neck. They will go in my GT Traditional, vintage wired with .022 PIO caps as well.

I haven't received my new harness for the Traditional as yet so will do the Ebony over the weekend.

I can say firstly that they look fantastic. I got raw nickel covers and when I dropped them in the Ebony last night they just looked so right. Everything about these pickups is top notch.

I'll be sure to to add to this thread after I've had a couple of days with them and report back as to how I found them.

What I can't stress enough is how pleased I am with the level of service that Wolfe gave me. Nothing was too much trouble and he kept me updated the whole time.

Wolfe, you rock. Thanks mate.

[nwobhm]

2 weeks? Australia. I've been waiting 2 months. Still haven't got mine?

[PINKBITS]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

2 weeks? Australia. I've been waiting 2 months. Still haven't got mine?

Were you getting anything out of the ordinary? Mine were just his standard offerings.

Also, have you tried to email or phone him? I found him very easy to get hold of.

I'm still waiting for a set of pickups I purchased from another winder that I paid for back in January.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

2 weeks? Australia. I've been waiting 2 months. Still haven't got mine?

2 months? There are some things that got shuffled during our move. Some were misplaced, but not many.
Call me or email me asap and let me know your name, I'll look you up and let you know what happened. I'll get them done immediately like tomorrow (Thursday)

Mods, don't delete that post. I can take my lumps.

[PINKBITS]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

2 months? There are some things that got shuffled during our move. Some were misplaced, but not many.
Call me or email me asap and let me know your name, I'll look you up and let you know what happened. I'll get them done immediately like tomorrow (Thursday)

Mods, don't delete that post. I can take my lumps.

[nwobhm]

emails sent, Thanks Wolfe!

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

emails sent, Thanks Wolfe!

Ahh, now I know ye.

[Mike60]

...congrats Pinkbits...

[b-squared]

Kickstand got a set of Marshallheads in, and we put them in his LP Traditional + this week.

Curious to see what you think.

[Edited comments]

BB

[Fixxxer]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

2 months? There are some things that got shuffled during our move. Some were misplaced, but not many.
Call me or email me asap and let me know your name, I'll look you up and let you know what happened. I'll get them done immediately like tomorrow (Thursday)

Mods, don't delete that post. I can take my lumps.

Wolfe your a stand up guy! Keep it going!

[Fletch]

Was thinking about a set of Legends until my house AC shit the bed

Wolfe, I have a question. How long will the 20% off sale last, and is that 20% off the prices on your website or is that already figured in to those prices?

fletch

[Sinmastah]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Mods, don't delete that post. I can take my lumps.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Fletch

Was thinking about a set of Legends until my house AC shit the bed

Wolfe, I have a question. How long will the 20% off sale last, and is that 20% off the prices on your website or is that already figured in to those prices?

fletch

Fletch, the sale lasts until "further notice" - consider it sort of a crapped-out economy sale. Either till I start loosing too much money because of rising parts costs. When I decide to end the sale, I'll give a coupel week's warning.

The prices on the site are the regular prices, so 20% off those. I've been meaning to do a slash-through on them and put the sale prices up, I'm just...lazy at the website lately.

[Darkburst]

Wolfe is the man. Great pickups and amazing customer service. I only wish I had more Les Pauls to try out some of his other offerings.

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Fletch, the sale lasts until "further notice" - consider it sort of a crapped-out economy sale. Either till I start loosing too much money because of rising parts costs. When I decide to end the sale, I'll give a coupel week's warning.

The prices on the site are the regular prices, so 20% off those. I've been meaning to do a slash-through on them and put the sale prices up, I'm just...lazy at the website lately.

Well that was a pretty quick response...

two more questions about the Legends, what is the lead time and do they still come with the DMC covers?

fletch

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Fletch

Well that was a pretty quick response...

two more questions about the Legends, what is the lead time and do they still come with the DMC covers?

fletch

I'm not using the DMC covers any more because they started to have some serious surface flaws. I switched to a made in USA cover that's a '58 replica, thinner material, and "clang" closer to original PAF covers when dropped on a hard surface. I like 'em. And they're made in the USA. Like they should be!

Wait time? I'me stimating about two weeks, but I seem to be runnign shorter than that lately. Usually.

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

I'm not using the DMC covers any more because they started to have some serious surface flaws. I switched to a made in USA cover that's a '58 replica, thinner material, and "clang" closer to original PAF covers when dropped on a hard surface. I like 'em. And they're made in the USA. Like they should be!

Wait time? I'me stimating about two weeks, but I seem to be runnign shorter than that lately. Usually.

Do the covers have the correct shape and hard edges? Is that the picture on your website?

fletch

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Fletch

Do the covers have the correct shape and hard edges? Is that the picture on your website?

fletch

I haven't updated the site yet...the aging style has changed a bit too.
What we noticed when comparing these covers to various PAF covers is that a lot of PAF covers has been "ground down" so to speak and the edged are not as they were originally. The DMC covers have slightly curved sides on the ends because of this.
These covers were modeled after a little-used '58 PAF. Straighter sides, corners are dead accurate to it. We took a radius gauge to the PAf and then to the new covers for size, profile, and corners. They were as identical as you could get. The DMC covers are too small, actually.

My only "issue" with these covers is the top..there's some very slight "stretch" of the metal going on which makes a slightly "X" shaped pattern that's visible after high polishing and it distorts the reflection. The mfg'er is working of fixing it. For now, we flat-sand as much of it as we can away before I polish.

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

I haven't updated the site yet...the aging style has changed a bit too.
What we noticed when comparing these covers to various PAF covers is that a lot of PAF covers has been "ground down" so to speak and the edged are not as they were originally. The DMC covers have slightly curved sides on the ends because of this.
These covers were modeled after a little-used '58 PAF. Straighter sides, corners are dead accurate to it. We took a radius gauge to the PAf and then to the new covers for size, profile, and corners. They were as identical as you could get. The DMC covers are too small, actually.

My only "issue" with these covers is the top..there's some very slight "stretch" of the metal going on which makes a slightly "X" shaped pattern that's visible after high polishing and it distorts the reflection. The mfg'er is working of fixing it. For now, we flat-sand as much of it as we can away before I polish.

Wolfe, do you sell just the covers separately and how much if so?

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Fletch

Wolfe, do you sell just the covers separately and how much if so?

Right now, I'm pretty low on 'em and will have to buy more soon. $ issues may make that hard since I'm about to lay out $1000 for polepiece screws. I advise checking TV Jones for them. They come from him.

[Fletch]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Right now, I'm pretty low on 'em and will have to buy more soon. $ issues may make that hard since I'm about to lay out $1000 for polepiece screws. I advise checking TV Jones for them. They come from him.

huh. The TV Jones ones were the ones I was going to buy before I asked about yours.

Well besides that I'd still be interested in a set of Legends as soon as I get through some bills and the house AC repair bill, hopefully before the price goes up.

fletch

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by Fletch

huh. The TV Jones ones were the ones I was going to buy before I asked about yours.

Well besides that I'd still be interested in a set of Legends as soon as I get through some bills and the house AC repair bill, hopefully before the price goes up.

fletch

Funny, that. Tom and I have been friends for quite a while. Great guy. Well organized shop.

[decoy205]

Way to go Wolfe. Congrats on the pups pink

[PINKBITS]

Well I'm getting a bit impatatient so thought rather than wait for my new wiring harness for the Traditional, thought I would just wire up the Marshallhead a2 and Dr V onto the standard Gibson pots. This will give me a really good comparison on how they change when I get the new harness with all 500k pots. Will report back later.

[hillbilly]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Mods, don't delete that post. I can take my lumps.

[V!N]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Mods, don't delete that post. I can take my lumps.

[twinrider1]

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[PINKBITS]

OK, so I thought I'd better post my view on these pickups.

I played mostly on my Laney Lionheart L20H and matching 2x12 cab which is loaded with UK made Celstion Heritage G12H'S. If you don't know the amp it is a true class a rock/hard rock machine with el84 powers and 3 preamp tubes. Fantastic cleans and awesome drive. I love this amp.

First up, I really don't want to say too much about the DR V neck or Marshallhead bridge with A2 mag as they were in my Traditional with the stock pots, caps. Obviously having the stock electronics isn't going to give a true indication of what these pickups are truly like, however it will still give you an idea of what I was working with.

I will say in the Traditional the Dr V was still quite bright even with stock electronics, no mud what so ever. This pickup liked clean to just breaking up on the amp. For me the cleans were good but driven hard it lacked bottom end and seemed a bit dull. I could not get a singing lead tone out of the neck. Maybe it was just tooooo vintage for my liking?

The Marshallhead with a2 was quite good. The a2 mag added a little compression and smoothness, just rounded off the top end a bit which is what you would expect. Good rock tone but again for me it lacked bottom end. Just didn't really thump like a Les Paul bridge pickup should. For what I like anyways.

Now to the Marshallhead set i had in my 01 Standard.

I liked these pickups for rock, think ACDC, but again for me they lacked bottom end thump. Both pickups again on the bright side which I don't mind.
I like both a quite thick bridge tone as well has a toppy one. The main thing for me in a Lester is that the bridge has thump. You know, you hit that chord and you just sit back and go YEH BABY The Marshallhead bridge did not have this in spades. It was good but not jaw dropping.

The neck Marshallhead was good too, and again great no. As with the DR V it seemed to prefer clean to just breaking up on the amp and again could not get that singing lead tone out of the neck under gain. It was better than the Dr V but not what I was after.

What I did find is that the louder I turned up the amp the better they sounded. If it makes any sense it's as if these are a gigging volume pickup. They still lacked that real bottom end shove and singing lead tone out of the neck but certainly improved as I cranked her up.

Now you may say that you need to have your amp loud to get a good tone. I love cranking my amps and yes they sound better cranked but for instance when i had a Seymour Duncan 59 and Seymour Duncan SH-14 Custom 5 i could still get a great thumping bridge tone and singing leads on the neck at low volumes.

I actually really like the 59/Custom 5 setup. For me though the 59/c5 pickups need more mids and can get a bit harsh on the top end. They did however cover a lot of ground from me from classic rock through to metal with eq and volume adjustments on the guitar.

So for me the search continues. I will certainly say that Wolfe was absolutely brilliant to deal with and offered to rewind these for me. Customer service could not have been better. I thought about having them rewound and am certain that given time and Wolfe getting the right information from me about my wants that he would wind me a perfect set of pickups. I think however I will just flip them and try another winder, just for the sake of trying another persons craft.

I would also say that although these sets weren't for me they might be for you. Wolfe's pickups are exceptionally well made, you only have to look at them. These sets also may sound better with different style amps/eq/pedals etc. You know the drill.

I was actually hoping I would have recieved my WB Firewaters and Habaneros from Will. This would have given me a great opportunity to really compare these two winders. I've emailed him again so hopefully I will hear back soon on the progress.

Until then I may consider WCR as he seems to be very highly respected.

If I can scrape together enough cash I will probably get the American Steele set Goodwood bridge/Crossroads neck for the Traditional and Maybe an Ironman set for the Standard for the heavy stuff.

I hope I have made sense and have been some help to anyone out there looking at pickups.

I HATE BUYING PICKUPS, I F'ING HATE IT.

[nwobhm]

Seeing as you like the Custom 5, and a singing lead tone in the neck, just want more mids and smoother top? The Firewater, I think would be a better match or Jon Moore's Black Widow, both are in the same output range as the Custom5. I liked both but, kept the Black widow. It's around 14.5k with an alnico 8 magnet, which gives it nice full mids and a tight bottom, smooth top. The clarity is really there aswell, even with the volume turned down it didn't mud up on me, just got cleaner like a regular PAF type pickup. The Firewater,you might like too. I liked mine, I probably should have kept that one aswell.

[PINKBITS]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

Seeing as you like the Custom 5, and a singing lead tone in the neck, just want more mids and smoother top? The Firewater, I think would be a better match or Jon Moore's Black Widow, both are in the same output range as the Custom5. I liked both but, kept the Black widow. It's around 14.5k with an alnico 8 magnet, which gives it nice full mids and a tight bottom, smooth top. The clarity is really there aswell, even with the volume turned down it didn't mud up on me, just got cleaner like a regular PAF type pickup. The Firewater,you might like too. I liked mine, I probably should have kept that one aswell.

I'll check out Jon Moore, thank you. That actually sounds very good.

I do have a set of Firewaters and a set of Habaneros I ordered some time ago, still waiting on them. I really want to try them.